Retail Sales Rise – 3.7{06aeb1921e0b802d2bd9c766bc98fb11cc6a46c2b0593ed9c88a0e29cf417a34} Up

Latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) report shows retail sales growing by 3.7{06aeb1921e0b802d2bd9c766bc98fb11cc6a46c2b0593ed9c88a0e29cf417a34} in the twelve months to August 2014. The figures were boosted by the sale of school uniforms for the new year. In comparison to July, sales rose 0.2{06aeb1921e0b802d2bd9c766bc98fb11cc6a46c2b0593ed9c88a0e29cf417a34}. Sales of textiles, clothing and footwear climbed 1.9{06aeb1921e0b802d2bd9c766bc98fb11cc6a46c2b0593ed9c88a0e29cf417a34} in the month compared to last year and 2.3{06aeb1921e0b802d2bd9c766bc98fb11cc6a46c2b0593ed9c88a0e29cf417a34} compared to July. Food sales slipped 0.9{06aeb1921e0b802d2bd9c766bc98fb11cc6a46c2b0593ed9c88a0e29cf417a34} on July’s figures and rose 0.8{06aeb1921e0b802d2bd9c766bc98fb11cc6a46c2b0593ed9c88a0e29cf417a34} on last August.

Source: Financial Times, Page: 2   The Times, Page: 47